Working at Greggs

Our Customers

Our customers are at the heart of everything we do, and everyone at Greggs has a role to play in providing great service. So whether you’re working in a shop, at one of our production sites producing and delivering great quality products, or at one of our office locations, helping someone who is serving a customer, you have a big part to play!

What makes Greggs a Great Place to Work

Our People

People who work here tell us that one of the best things about Greggs are the people and how we don’t want to let each other down. You can expect a lot of fun at Greggs and also a family atmosphere. To help promote fun at work, a variety of activities take place whether that’s to help raise money for charity, a team night out or a locally organised event

Your Learning & Development

We are committed to helping you develop the necessary skills and knowledge to perform your job effectively and fulfil your potential. Forget about any dull training sessions you may have been on in the past! Our training is full of energy, action packed and fast paced!

Our Communities

Supporting our local communities is really important to Greggs and our people. We’ve now launched over 400 breakfast clubs providing a free breakfast to primary school children. These are a few quotes from our people on of some of the great work we do!

“Spending time out of my day job to help a local homeless charity was really rewarding and keeps things in perspective”
“It’s great to work with a local school and to support the development of young people.- One day they might work for us!”

Your Rewards and Benefits

At Greggs, we believe that our people are our most valuable asset, and that everybody should share in our success. We continuously review the range of benefits and welcome any suggestions or ideas about the benefits we offer.

Staff Discount

Many employees say that one of the best things about working at Greggs is the generous staff discount. We are able to offer our own produced products at 50% discount.

A Share in the Profits

We are proud to say that 10% of our profits are shared with our employees, normally in March each year.

Holidays

Holidays are really important; they give you a break from work and hopefully allow you to return refreshed! Holiday entitlement starts with 21 days, in addition to statutory holidays. This increases with service up to 30 days after 25 years of service. All part time positions are pro rata'd.

Pension

The Greggs pension scheme is a great way to save for the future, and the great thing is that as well as the contributions you make to the scheme, Greggs also contributes to your pension fund.

Life Assurance

We know that this can be a difficult subject to talk about but our Life Assurance is a free death in service benefit available to you after one year's service up to the age of 65.

Cycle2Work

The Cycle to Work scheme is a Government approved salary sacrifice initiative allowing you to hire a bike and accessories from Greggs for the purpose of cycling to work.

Share Save Schemes

We offer two share schemes – Save As You Earn (SAYE) and the Share Incentive Plan (SIP) – both of which give you the opportunity to own part of the business.

Discount Partnerships

Everyone who works for Greggs can take advantage of a range of local and national discounts on everything from gym membership and car insurance to mobile phone contracts and restaurant offers.

Childcare Vouchers

You may be able to make significant savings on childcare costs through our salary sacrifice scheme which allows you to purchase childcare vouchers tax free through direct deductions from your salary.

To learn more about what to expect when you start your Greggs Journey, take a look at our Greggs Guide